Shaken but defiant, Parliament resumes work after attack
LONDON — Lawmakers and lords, researchers and reporters, cleaners and catering staff returned to Britain’s Parliament Thursday, as Britain’s seat of government shook off its shock and got back to work after an attack that left two civilians and a policeman dead.
The Parliament complex is not just a political cockpit, but something much like a small town — complete with restaurants, shops, post office and hairdresser — in which thousands of people work.
Now, it is a community in mourning.
On Wednesday, an attacker plowed an SUV into pedestrians on nearby Westminster Bridge, killing two and wounding dozens, then stabbed police officer Keith Palmer inside the gates of Parliament. The assailant was shot dead by armed officers.